U.S. invites Taiwan to first 'democracy summit,' angering China

Beijing and Moscow left out of Biden's guest list of 110

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U.S. President Joe Biden remains at odds with China and Russia, as he invites 110 other participants, including Taiwan, to join his "Summit for Democracy." © Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its "Summit for Democracy" next month, according to a list of participants published on Tuesday, a move that infuriated China, which views the democratically governed island as its territory.

The first-of-its-kind gathering is a test of President Joe Biden's assertion, announced in his first foreign policy address in office in February, that he would return the United States to global leadership to face down authoritarian forces led by China and Russia.

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